Forgetting English is a slim volume of haunting short stories. These are stories of loss, of deep emotion, and of women trying to find their way forward. The language is lyrical — poetic in places — and the stories were lovely to read. Author Midge Raymond provides a very short but entertaining collection. “The lanterns bob gently as they drift… Read more
It’s Tuesday and time for another Teaser! Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB and you know the rules by now: take your current read, open to a random page and share a couple of teaser sentences with us. Be sure to tell us about the book, so we can add it to our TBR list. This week, I’ve just finished… Read more
As promised, I’ve got a great guest post to start off the week! Today’s contributor is David Mark Brown, author of Fistful of Reefer. His debut novel is the story of what the West might have been if oil didn’t get cheap but we learned to make cheap ethanol from cannabis. I asked David to write about micro-genres — those… Read more
Today’s Quotable compares books and television. The fact is, I love them both – there are some great things on TV. But a TV show will never give you the same internal life that a book will. It’s all spelled out for you, it all happens in your eyes and ears; not enough happens in your head. Like a movie… Read more
Time to share some pictures for Saturday Snapshot! To participate in the Saturday Snapshot meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky below. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for… Read more
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I have a great guest post coming up for you on Monday morning! Author David Mark Brown, the smiling fellow to my left, is going to be joining us as he pounds the internet pavement promoting his new book, Fistful of Reefer: Reeferpunk is a dieselpunk, spaghetti-Western, refried alternate-history of what could have become of the southern half of North… Read more
The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime alternately entertained, educated and enraged me. I love that authors Jason Turbow and Michael Duca were not afraid to name names. They told some great stories about some of the great rivalries in baseball — not just between teams, but between players. They explain the… Read more
Welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesday! You know how this works: grab your current read, pick two teaser sentences to share with us (no spoilers, please) and don’t forget to tell us about the book. Then, head over to Should be Reading to check out the other teasers! This week, my teaser comes from Forgetting English by Midge Raymond.… Read more
I have got a great guest post for you later this week! Be sure to check back Friday morning for a Guest Post from Martin Lastrapes, talking about his debut novel, Inside the Outside. The cover, over there on the left, is creepy and the story sounds really interesting. I asked Martin what inspired him to write about cannibals. If… Read more